The Viewsonic XG2401 is among three high refresh rate monitors that have been announced by Viewsonic to start their XG series at CES 2016. It has a 1080p resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, TN panel, a static contrast ratio of 1000:1, and includes AMD’s FreeSync technology. Freesync helps avoid any stuttering or screen tearing that you … Continue reading →

The Acer XB240H is a part of the premium XB gaming monitor series. It is a 24 inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) gaming monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate. At this size and resolution you’re getting a pixel density of 92 pixels per inch which is typically what gaming monitors at this size have. … Continue reading →

The Acer Predator XB270HU is a 27-inch 144Hz gaming monitor with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. This offers a sweet spot in terms of pixel density as it has 109 pixels per inch. It is equipped with an IPS panel with a response time of 4ms which is a bit more than a … Continue reading →

The Lenovo Y27g was revealed at CES 2016 and it marks the company’s entrance into the high refresh rate monitor market. Some of the monitor’s features are lackluster while others do offer something very much appreciated. The 27-inch curved gaming monitor is equipped with a VA panel which can be described as better than TN … Continue reading →

The BenQ XL2430T is one of the top gaming monitors currently out there. The 24-inch 144Hz monitor has a 1080p resolution with a TN panel. This BenQ monitor carries the typical specs that a mid range monitor has: response time of 1ms, 170 horizontal and 160 vertical viewing angle, 350 cd/m2 luminosity, and 1000:1 contrast. … Continue reading →

The Dell UP3017Q marks a new era in high refresh monitors as it is the first 120Hz 4K monitor in the world. It is not surprising that it received much praise when it was revealed at CES 2016. Many were skeptical of this spec and while it difficult to really believe that we’ve reached this … Continue reading →

Among the numerous technological achievements displayed at CES 2016 are many high refresh monitors that were announced by companies AOC, Dell, Lenovo, and Viewsonic: Earlier we reported that AOC had announced prior to the opening of CES that they would be debuting the AOC C3583FQ. The most distinct features of this monitor is its sleek … Continue reading →

NVIDIA has released a new driver update that addresses a concerning power consumption bug. Previously we reported on testing done by PC Perspective that showed a large increase in power consumption in a user’s GPU when a G-Sync monitor was used past 120Hz. The GPU would be “triggered” by the high refresh rate to work … Continue reading →

AOC has announced that among the products they will be revealing at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the AOC C3583FQ gaming monitor. This 35 inch curved display will have an impressive 160Hz refresh rate and include AMD’s FreeSync technology. To be clear the 160Hz refresh rate of the monitor is actually a “pre-overclocked” … Continue reading →

Japan Display – a joint venture between electronic makers Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi – has revealed a 17.3-inch screen with an IPS panel, an enormous 8K (7680 x 4320) resolution and a speedy response rate of 120Hz. The most astounding fact is that the display gives you a pixel density of 510 pixels per inch … Continue reading →